Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-09
I'd EDITION.
Latest T6lGglamS to The Star.
BALTIMORE N. Il. CONFERENCE.
Plan Proposed by the Committee %
Supplement- Small Salaries.
Special Dispatch tn Tyr EvrSTra Sr.u

supplement- small Salaries.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
BALTIMORE, March Q-Rev. j. p. Newman. Of
Washington, opened the session OF the Baltimore
NJ E. conference with devotional services this
morning. The report OF the church RELIEF assOcia-
ton, Rev. Harry Boggs chairman, was read and
adopted. The receipts are as follows: Baltimore
district, S422; East Baltimore district, $685.
West Baltimore district, 1857; washington dis
trict. s4O7.65; Cumberland district, Sl62; total,
A,77o9o; disbursements, s1,7o5.
The report OF the book depository committee,
The sales have been s43, 80 and the net proits
S2.97630. The continuance OF Rev. D. II. Carroll
as agent was recommended.
The report OF the committee on Dickinson col
lege and education Rev. w. p. Edwards chairman,
Was read and adopted The college Is better
tntrssa t ntn rS ~ 600 hue te mas IN
improvements. or $4,000 appropriated for the
Woman's college OF Baltimore, s14. 400 has been
Rev. ]. P. Newman offered resolution that the
conference endorse the efforts Of the Woinan's
Temperance society. Referred to the committee
On temperance.
THE QUESTION OF sUPPLEMENr1Ne SALARIES.
Rev. Job A. Price, OF Washington, from the COM
mittee on "supplementing insufficient salaries, ("
said that the committee was ready to report The
report was read by Rev. j. p. Wright, and recon-
mended the following plan:
First, that One-half Of the dividend of the
Preachers Aid society, or as much as Is needed be
devoted TO this purpose.
second, that We take q collection annually in
each church IN the month OF May, to which We
shall ourselves contribute not less than one per
cent OF our salaries, TO be known as the sustenta-
tion fund collection, and that the money thus col
lected, together with the amount received from
the dividend OF the Preachers Aid society, before
referred to- shall take the place OF the church re-
lief collection and the two per cent assessment on
salaries.
Sd. That an estimate OF the amount needed be
made annually by the conference steward on the
gal ri = a M
paid by the suStentatiOn fund, and apporrOned to
the churches and members OF the conference, who
4th. That 1T is agreed that the conference coilec-
ton shall be devoted to other claimants than the
effective men, and that those receiving aid from
the SDiStent4tiOn fund renOunce their claim on the
conference collection.
5th. THAT we pledge ourselves to bring in the
amounts apportioned, aiming TO secure by the
house rent, for married men, and Of 800, 1nclu-
Stve Of board, for unmarried men,"
18th. That the conference request our bishops
for series OF years. to favor in their adm1ntstra-
ton consolidation rather than partition OF the
work.
nth That the conference during the same time
zealously guard against by both gateways admis-
sion on trial or unbalanced transfer.
Sth. That the conference anectiOnately ad-
mon1sh the people on this subject and advise them
to adopt some SUCH system OF finance as is en-
Joined in our book OF discipline which, being fol-
lowed by some OF our charges, enables them to af-
furthermore the board or presiding elders be
directed to present this subject to the quarterly
conference and 10 report dereict charges to the
annual conference.
9th. That in the near future an effort be made
by general canvass through the conference to
increase and, II possible to double the capital OF
the Preachers Aid society, thereby enabling it to
grant annually sum sufficient TO raise the smaller
salaries to certain specified minimum OF 500 or
$500 or $500. as might be possible"
The first recommendation was adopted without
dissent, but lively discussion followed on the
second.
SUBSTITUTE PROPOSED.
Rev. A. NJ. Courtenay offered as q substitute the
following:
Resolved, that the board OF stewards constitute
suStentatiOn fund from the Preachers Aid So
ciety dividend, the church relief collection and a
contribution from the ministers Of two per cent On
their salaries"
This was met with storm Of objections by the
members, who were opposed to changing the sum
from one TO two per cert.
The discussion lasted for several hours and
finally required an extension OF the session. The
second recommendation was adopted, and on mo-
ton OF Mr. Courtenay was made unanimous The
rest OF the committees report was adopted after
some discussion on the fifth recommendation. At
O'Clock the conference adjourned until $50
O'Clock tomorrow morning.